“I’ve been a teacher for over 25 years in intermediate, elementary, and special needs,” says Joy Lachica, president of the Elementary Teachers of Toronto (ETT), “and I have seen the violence escalating.” However, putting the blame for violence on individual students, parents, or teachers only obfuscates the reality: inadequate school funding contributes to classrooms becoming unsafe workplaces. Keep reading…

Some good news from New Zealand: soon some workers will be bossless. The wiggy news is that they will be taking direction, instead, from a chunk of software, presenting all kinds of interesting options for future workplace resistance. Keep reading…

Digital “conversations” are brittle and transient, when what the world needs — and what our organizations and movements need — are places where we can have open conversations and connection grounded in solidarity. Keep reading…

It’s clear: going into Tory-held ridings is the only way to build capacity to take out the Ford government in the next election. We need to talk to people who disagree with us, and we need to work in solidarity with those who are already on our side. Keep reading…

For the last decade, environmentalists and unions have been on the defensive. Now it’s time to launch an offensive to collectively determine our future. We have a roadmap to get there. Let’s use it. Keep reading…